NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Amit Kumar Singhal for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 25 lakh, officials said on Sunday. One more person was arrested in the case.“CBI arrests two accused including a Senior Indian Revenue Service Officer 2007 batch, presently posted as Additional Director General, Directorate of Taxpayer Services, New Delhi, and a private person for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 25 lakh from the complainant,” the agency said in a post on X.“The demand for the bribe was accompanied by threats of legal action, imposition of heavy penalties, and harassment in case of non-compliance,” the official statement said.Acting on a complaint about an alleged bribe demand, the CBI set up a trap and arrested the private individual, Harsh Kotak, who was reportedly caught accepting the bribe on behalf of the officer, Singal, at the latter’s residence in Mohali, officials said.Singhal was taken into custody from his Vasant Kunj residence in New Delhi. Meanwhile, the CBI is carrying out searches at various locations in Delhi, Punjab, and Mumbai as part of the ongoing investigation.
